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@200ok.bsky.social

I make some bits of the web Elsewhere: http://200ok.blog/ https://mastodon.social/@200ok https://www.instagram.com/200ok/ Melbourne, Australia (recently ex Sydney). he/him

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That's going to turn into payola faster than you can say "sponsored result"

01.03.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if you believe in any form of free enterprise at all, the idea that the Pentagon can not only cut off your contract but designate you a supply chain risk and prevent other companies from buying from you just because you won't build killbots for the government should be terrifying

27.02.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9801    πŸ” 2782    πŸ’¬ 201    πŸ“Œ 129
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Trump orders US agencies to stop use of Anthropic technology amid dispute over ethics of AI Department of Defense and artificial intelligence company were unable to reach agreement before deadline

Amodei is right, the tech isn't reliable enough for military use without guard rails. The big shock is that the AI companies are trying to resist even a little bit.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

28.02.2026 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails | CNN Business Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract.

> "Anthropic believes AI is not reliable enough to operate weapons, and there are no laws or regulations yet that cover how AI could be used in mass surveillance."

edition.cnn.com/2026/02/24/t...

25.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

- put that "person" through your performance review process?

- assess the single-"person" risk created if they "know" everything about a codebase or process?

- assess their flight risk? (if the vendor folds or suffers a system collapse tomorrow, what happens to your org?)

(2/2)

25.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you accept that AI agents act like a human team member, do you also...

- specify what level that "person" is operating at (junior, IC, senior)?

- specify who hires, manages or fires them?

(1/2)

25.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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x86CSS x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. No JavaScript required!

> "x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. Yes, the Cascading Style Sheets CSS."

lyra.horse/x86css/

24.02.2026 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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una.im | border-shape: the future of the non-rectangular web Learn about new geometry capabilities with this game-changing experimental CSS feature.

I've been experimenting with an upcoming CSS feature called border-shape lately.

It's really cool what you can do with it: lots of practical applications + it opens a lot of doors for non-rectangular UIs!

Try it in Canary w/experimental web platform features on, & read more:

una.im/border-shape

19.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

18.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 20522    πŸ” 6600    πŸ’¬ 468    πŸ“Œ 457

Incredible how much the media has spent talking about hate speech laws and yet none of the thousands of articles on Hanson mention she recently was found by a federal court of breaching hate speech laws.

19.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 302    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

FENTOOOOOOOOON

19.02.2026 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera πŸ˜†

18.02.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10581    πŸ” 2689    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 262

It's got this terrible pain in the diodes down its left side

19.02.2026 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool. I would not have imagined that in a million years, but it's cool.

17.02.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
.au Licensing Rules Review (2025) consultation | auDA The external Policy Advisory Panel has published a Review Consultation Paper which explains some of the key issues identified from the public consultation process that took place when developing the Terms of Reference for the Review. The Panel is seeking feedback on these issues and any other matters relating to the .au Licensing Rules that you wish to raise.

If you've had issues with AUDA enforcing poorly-defined and needlessly inflexible .au domain rules, you might be interested in submitting some community feedback:

www.auda.org.au/consultation...

(closes Tuesday 31 March 2026)

15.02.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Angus Taylor says party on track for Net Zero women by 2040

Angus Taylor says party on track for Net Zero women by 2040

"Our focus is on reducing women in the House of Reps, but we're on track also reduce our female vote to zero too."
chaser.com.au/national/ang...

13.02.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 479    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4

They should just keep asking him to explain what he means. It's a fair thing to ask.

13.02.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He means racism.

13.02.2026 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As the saying goes, if the answer is Angus Taylor you're asking the wrong question. #auspol

13.02.2026 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The whine of high speed drones is the vuvuzela of the Winter Olympics.

11.02.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jeff Bezos makes enough money to fully fund this literally every two minutes.

08.02.2026 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3245    πŸ” 1075    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 27

Must admit this wasn't on the bingo card.

07.02.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit. You MUST watch at least the last 5 minutes of this. It's breathtaking.

06.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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State of JavaScript 2025: Libraries The 2025 edition of the annual survey about the latest trends in the JavaScript ecosystem.

The State of JS tier list is being unbelievably kind by not splitting the bottom three out to a new line.

2025.stateofjs.com/en-US/librar...

06.02.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People: ermagerd check out this new AI thing

Me: oh, fine *click*

Work security filter: absolutely the fuck not

06.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe we should just tell them img+srcset is a new React feature, they'll be all over it.

29.01.2026 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Pope in Canberra Times

29.01.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Live: David Littleproud defends record as surprise challenger emerges David Littleproud has defended his record as Nationals leader after Colin Boyce flagged his plans to spill the leadership when parliament returns next week. Follow live.

Truly extraordinary moment in #auspol as Matt Canavan makes a coherent point. Didn't think he had it in him.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

28.01.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

TBH the Coalition has proved you just need the media to SAY you can govern. Abbott and Morrison talked absolute drivel.

27.01.2026 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Slack Channel Could Have Been An Email

27.01.2026 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0